The thing I see packages being beneficial is if there are a lot of users
that need an "easier" installation. If it costs more support time to make
packages then to drill down the problems with compiling then I could see a
reason to make packages and update them.
Pretty sure it is understood the source isn't disappearing among everyone
here. I'm sure it will be a cold day in hell when that happens ;)
On 1/24/08, Rich Smrcina <user-cf452ff334e0@xymon.invalid> wrote:
No one is advocating eliminating the capability of being able to compile
from source, far from it.
We wish to, hopefully, add to the user base by including Hobbit in major
distributions like SLES, RHEL and others.
Hubbard, Greg L wrote:
A lot of Hobbit users are using Linux-based packages. Some of us use
"commercial" systems, so we have to compile from source. I think Hobbit
would be hobbled if it were to become a Linux-oriented package, which
could happen if it were to start depending on a lot of extras that are
not easy to port to other operating systems. People use Hobbit for all
sorts of reasons, and in all sorts of environments.
GLH
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